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Sperm and egg

Health

Human eggs release chemicals that attract some sperm more than others

A person’s eggs release chemicals after sex that preferentially attract sperm from certain people, which might help explain why some people have fertility problems

News

How South America became the new centre of the coronavirus pandemic

Health

How South America became the new centre of the coronavirus pandemic

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Claims that some diets can protect you from coronavirus are unfounded

Health

Claims that some diets can protect you from coronavirus are unfounded

Comment

Is it safe for coronavirus 'shielders' in the UK to go outside now?

Health

Is it safe for coronavirus 'shielders' in the UK to go outside now?

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So far, most pregnant women with covid-19 have had good outcomes

Health

56 per cent of pregnant women with covid-19 are from BAME backgrounds

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Issues with UK testing data are making it difficult to monitor the outbreak

Health

Lack of UK testing data is impeding our understanding of the outbreak

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Human ear

Health

Human-like ears 3D-printed inside mice as surgery-free spare parts

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Crops sprayed with 'barcoded' spores could help trace food poisoning

Health

Crops sprayed with 'barcoded' spores could help trace food poisoning

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Covid-19: Social 'bubbles' unlikely to be allowed soon in the UK

Health

Covid-19: Social 'bubbles' unlikely to be allowed soon in the UK

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Electric current helps dampen tics in people with Tourette's syndrome

Health

Electric current helps dampen tics in people with Tourette's syndrome

Applying an electric current to the wrist can lessen the frequency of tics associated with Tourette’s syndrome, because it stimulates brainwaves that keep us motionless

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Space

We can learn from ingenuity of space travel to solve problems on Earth

Leader

Health

Chronic Lyme disease: How one tick bite can ruin your health forever

Features

Health

Why have there been so many coronavirus deaths in the UK?

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Health

124 coronavirus vaccines are in development – but will any work?

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